WaPo: Prescient Comments By Sen. Landrieu About Wetlands

[AnnieBW]

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/29/AR2005082901875.html

Shrinking La. Coastline Contributes To Flooding

By Juliet Eilperin
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, August 30, 2005; Page A07

Two months ago, Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-La.) told an audience of congressional staffers and scientific experts the federal government needs to spend billions of dollars over the next two decades to restore her state's wetlands. She warned that intentional rerouting of the Mississippi River over the past century, coupled with rising sea levels due to climate change, had eroded Louisiana's natural buffer against massive storms.

"This is not Disneyland. This is the real deal," Landrieu said, referring to New Orleans's vulnerability to hurricanes. "The French Quarter could be under 18 feet of water. It would be lost forever."

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"There is no safe place in New Orleans" in the case of a hurricane, she said in June at the congressional briefing. "The culture does not yet know how to do this. Unfortunately, we are the test case."

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Landrieu did achieve part of her goal in late July, when Congress approved a massive energy bill providing $1 billion for Louisiana and other states to shore up their coastlines. Just over half the money will go to Louisiana, with smaller portions going to Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska and California.

[Synnical]

1. Kick - but need to edit down to four paragraphs

Thanks.

[Pirate Smile]

2. Kicked and nominated.

[Jon8503]

3. Good article, Nominated and unbelievable that bush & co

actually cut funding for new orleans.

[Mnemosyne]

4. .

:kick:

[AuntiBush]

5. Historic Preservation has been Replaced with Corrupted Conservation

[tk2kewl]

6. It is time for the most ambitious environmental restoration project ever!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=104&topic_id=4518025&mesg_id=4518025

[Usrename]

7. She's been on message with this for years - kick

Landrieu also wants to take better care of the kids (Title 1 funding)... another prophecy? I like her for trying to put Big Oil to good use.

[burrowowl]

8. Kick!

for the wetlands!